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The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF’s (NYSEARCA:JEPI) combination of high yield and monthly payments has quickly made it one of the market’s most popular ETFs. Investors who like JEPI’s style now have another high-yield competitor to consider — the NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (BATS:SPYI), which also pays on a monthly basis and yields 10.7%. Let’s take a closer look at this intriguing new option for high-yield investors. What is SPYI ETF’s Strate...

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There’s no doubt the bulls have been charging ahead in 2023. The S&P 500 is up more than 18% year-to-date, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ has been puffing out its chest with a 34% return. Right now, the gains are narrow, resting mainly on a handful of deep-pocketed, big-name tech firms, but there’s a likelihood investor money will start spreading around more widely. If the bull market does widen out, it will raise the question of which stocks to buy, and that’s where the S...

The Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FTEC) has returned over 40% year to date as tech stocks have raced to large gains in 2023. There’s a lot to like about this $7.4 billion ETF from asset management giant Fidelity beyond this 2023 surge, including its low fees and long-term track record of strong performance. What is FTEC? As you might guess from the ticker, FTEC is asset management giant Fidelity’s tech-focused ETF. The fund’s goal is to “pro...

From $0.06 per share to $1.50 per share… to $1.40, $0.95, $0.75, and — as of today — just $0.15 per share, much ink has been ...

Every savvy investor understands that relying solely on a stock’s past performance is not a reliable predictor of future gains. It has become a well-known adage, a cliché taught in Econ 101: “Past performance does not guarantee future returns.” However, while this statement holds true, it raises an important question: How should investors evaluate a stock? In reality, the past serves as a prologue, not a prophet, and investors can capitalize on considering past performa...

Energy stocks ended the week on a positive note, with the energy sector ETF, the XLE, closing out Friday’s trading up by over 2%, its largest one-day uptick in a month. In recent times there have been uncertainties regarding global demand, but there may be reason to believe that the oil market is starting to show signs of tightening. Shares of energy firms pushed higher in the session, but the question is, which stocks are set for further gains? A dive into the data will help us sort out ...

Many investors have likely heard of the “revenge travel” narrative that has taken hold since COVID restrictions began to ease. Revenge travel refers to people who were constrained from traveling for several years during the pandemic and are now making up for lost time by traveling more than usual. Airline stocks are, in turn, staging a “revenge rally” of their own. The U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEARCA:JETS) closed off the first half of 2023 with an impressive 27% year-t...

The key to earning in the stock market is to find an equity that shows the right profile based on a mix of attributes that will predict success. Finding them can be tough, especially given the sheer volume of data generated by the market. With thousands of stocks, hundreds of thousands of traders, and a legion of Wall Street analysts all putting their own sometimes contradictory views into the ring, getting down to brass tacks is no easy task. That’s where the TipRanks Smart Score can bec...

We often hear investors talk about how hard it is to “beat the market” over time, and when it comes to ETFs, for the most part, they are right. ETFs that beat the broader market indices like the S&P 500 over the long run are rare. Using the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) as a proxy for the S&P 500, it’s easy to see why. As of the end of the most recent month, the fund has provided enviable total annualized returns of 12.8% over the past three years, 11% o...